Imran Khan Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf holds nationwide protest over election results delay
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
WASHINGTON DC, 12th Feb. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Sunday has called for a nationwide protest to protect the sanctity of the vote as independent candidates are in the lead with 100 seats, ARY News reported.
The party’s core committee announced to hold ‘peaceful protests’ across the country at 2:00 p.m. to protect the sanctity of the vote and the delay in the Pakistan’s election results.
According to the report, the decision came after the party’s core committee meeting was held and it was announced to hold ‘peaceful protests’ across the country tomorrow at 2:00 p.m. to protect the sanctity of the vote.
The meeting deliberated on election results and the future course of action. The core committee also discussed matters related to affiliation with specific political parties.
Important decisions were made during the meeting, which the party said would be implemented after consultation with PTI founder Imran Khan, news media reports stated.
“The people have given their verdict in a peaceful and constitutional manner,” the PTI said.
It added that now it’s time to protect the mandate.
According to ARY News, results for 257 out of the total 265 National Assembly constituencies where elections were held had been announced showed the independent candidates in the lead with 100 seats overall. The PML-N and PPP had won 73 and 54 seats, respectively.
The Muttahida Qaumi Movement had bagged 17 seats, while the PML-Q had three. The JUI-F and Istehkam-i-Pakistan Party had secured three and two seats, respectively. MWM and BNP had clinched one seat each.
PTI-backed independent candidates moving forward to high courts, alleged rigged poll counts.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-affiliated Independent candidates, too, moved to the Lahore High Court (LHC), challenging the results of the PP-164 and NA-118, where father-son duo Shehbaz Sharif and Hamza Shehbaz secured victory.
Dr Yasmeen Rashid also challenged former prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s victory in Lahore’s NA-130 constituency in Lahore High Court (LHC).
Shehzad Farooq, challenged Maryam Nawaz’s win from Lahore’s NA:119 while another PML-N candidate Ata Tarar’s win from NA:127 has been challenged in court by PTI-supported Independent candidate Zaheer Abbas Khokhar.
Rehana Dar, mother of Usman Dar, petitioned the high court for recounting of votes in Sialkot’s NA-71, challenging the win for PML-N veteran Khawaja Asif in the Sialkot constituency.
